ث, ص, ح and ذ
Recognise additional s, h and z spellings in whole words.
About this unit
Persian has several letters for the same sound. These four come mostly from Arabic words.
- ثs, the same sound as سثَبات · stability
- ص
s, the same sound as سصَندَلی · chair - ح
h, the same sound as هحوله · towel - ذz, the same sound as زآذَر · Azar, an Iranian month
One letter, several shapes
A letter's shape depends on its neighbours. At the start it joins only the next letter, in the middle both neighbours, at the end only the letter before it.
A dash means the letter never joins the next letter: at the start of a word it looks as when alone, in the middle as at the end.
| Sound | Letters |
|---|---|
| s | س · ص · ث |
| h | ه · ح |
| z | ز · ذ |
Your ear cannot choose between them: learn the spelling with the word.
More words to read
صِدا
sound / voicesedāحَرف
letter / wordharfصُبح
morningsobhبَحث
discussionbahsقَصر
palaceghasrشَخص
personshakhs
کاغَذ
paperkāghazReading tips
س ص ث share s; ه ح share h; ز ذ share z in Tehran Persian. These are visual spelling tasks. The letter choice is learned with the complete word, not an invented Arabic pronunciation.
Reading practice
Letters in words
Match each sign to the same sign in its example.
Shapes in the middle
Match each letter to its shape in the middle of a word.
Letters inside words
Match each letter to the marked shape in the word.
Read with support
Match the words to their pictures.
Read without a sound cue
Match the words to their pictures.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Sound to spelling
Listen. Choose the spelling.
Spelling to sound
Read the word. Choose its sound.
Build the word
Recall this word’s learned spelling.
Build the word
Recall this word’s learned spelling.
Build the word
Listen and build the word in typing order.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Recall this word’s learned spelling.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
Build the word
Recall this word’s learned spelling.
Recall the spelling
Listen and build the word without its picture.
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Recognise additional s, h and z spellings in whole words.
ثَبات
stabilityصِدا
sound / voiceحَرف
letter / wordآذَر
Azar, an Iranian month
صَندَلی
chair
حوله
towelصُبح
morningبَحث
discussionقَصر
palaceشَخص
personکاغَذ
paperUse a Persian keyboard
Persian standard keyboard: Persian ی/ک, ordinary logical letters, and ZWNJ (half-space). Numbers keep their normal internal order.
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